Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-10-28
THE CITY FATHERS.
Get Down to Business and Show
Their Mettle as a Working
Body.
Presidents Thanksgiving Procla
nation. Robert Garret, of B. &
o. Fame, Arrives at St. Paul.
SETTLED FOR BUSINESS.

SETTLED FOR BUSINESS.
The First City Council Holds Its First Meet
Ing.
The frs. meeting Of the city council
Of the brand new city Of Miles was held
yesterday at the court house in the Of.
flee OF the clerk Of coJrt. The meeting
was called for 8 o'clock a. M, aud with
prOmptDess that il commendable
the entire board Of aldermen and His
Honor, the mayor, Were on hand.
Without any flourish Of trumpets the
reins Of government were taken In
hand and before the spectator could
realize it the business of the city was
under way. The ice was broken by
Alderman Lansing presenting Ordi-
nance No. !, fixing the time for meet
ings OF the council and presc-i bing
the order of business. The text of the
ordinance being H. follows:
BE 1T ORDAINED by the city
council Of Miles City.
Section |. The council shall hold
its stated meetings for the transaction
of municipal business, on the second
Thursday in each month, at the hour
of 7 p. M, or such other hour as
may be fixed by resolution. Specia
meetings may be called by the
mayor, or any three aldermen ut
any other time. the city clerk on their
requisitioD giving reasonable person.
al notice thereof in writing TO all
members OF the council present In the
city. All meetings unless otherwise
ordered for good cause, shall be held
in the city hall.
Section 2. At the hour appointed
for meeting the city council shall be
called to order by the mayor, or in
his absence by the clerk, who shall
proceed to call the roll, note the absen-
tees. and announce whether y quorum
be present. Upon the appearance of .
quorum the council shall proceed to
business In the following order:
|. Reading, amending and spprov-
ing the minutes Of the previous meet.
ing.
2 Reports Of officers.
8 Reports Of standing committees.
4. Reports of special con- nmittees.
5. Presentation Of petitions and
communications.
8. Unfinished business.
7. New business.
Section 8. All questions relating to
the priority of business shall be de-
cided without debate.
Section 4. The mayor shall desig.
nate and appoint the members Of such
standing committees as the council
may deem necessary.
On the question OF the adoption OF
this ordinance Aldermen Bullard,
Brown, Lansing and Towers voted
aye, and the ordinance was declared
adopted.
Alderman Bullard then presented
Ordinance No. ., ss follows:
BE 1T ORDAINED by the city council
ofMiles City,
That the Office Of city clerk in and
for said Miles City be, and the same is
hereby created.
On the question Of its adoption AL.
dermen Bullard, Brown, Lansing and
Towers voted aye, and the ordinance
was declared adopted.
The council then proceeded to the
election of city clerk. 5. Gordon and
&. W. Seyde being nominated for the
the position; q ballot being taken re.
suited in Gordon having votes and
Seyde |. and Mr.. Gordon was declared
elected 10 the Office Of city clerk.
The next business was the selection
of president and vice president o.
the council, the balloting resulting In
the choosing Of c. B. Towers for pres
ident and w. l.. Lansing for vice
president.
Aldermen Lansing and Towers
were appointed special committee to
design and prepare n corporate seal
for the use Of the city.
Alderman Bullard then presented
Ordinance No. 3 M follows:
BE 1T ORDAINED by the city council
OF MilesCity until otherwise ordained,
the division Of the city into wards
shall continue IA designated by the
county commissioners OF Custer coun-
ty for the first election Of officers Of
the city, as follows:
All that portion OF the city within
the City boundaries lying north OF the
centre line Of Main street shall con-
stitute and be known rs the first
ward.
All that portion OF the city within
the city boundaries lying south Of the